Andy Muschietti Shares His Ideal Season 3 Timeline: Welcome to Derry

This: Welcome to Derry is already one Our most anticipated horror projects for 2025and now that we know what director Andy Muschietti has in store for his future, we can’t wait to see it. If the HBO series is successful, he said in a recent interview that he hopes it will run for a total of three seasons, set in different decades.

It makes sense because Pennywise (who will play Nosferatubill skarsgård plays the evil role From Muschietti This and This is Chapter Two) makes its eerie presence felt in Derry, Maine every 27 years. Spanish speaking Radio Youand reported Bloody Abomination at XMuschietti laid out the ideal three-season arc for the story. The first season, soon to be on the way, takes place in 1962. A second season offered later would be 1935, followed by a third season set in 1908.

2017, as fans of Muschietti films will remember This It took place in 1988 and 1989, making it possible to refer to all the New Kids on the Block. This is Chapter Two then jumps forward you-know-how-many years, catching the characters as adults in 2016. Stephen King’s original novel, published in 1986, takes place in 1957-58 and 1984-85; his flashbacks will help inform Welcome to Derry‘s story, but obviously certain details will be changed to better fit Muschietti’s version of the universe.

This news from Muschietti has more details than we’ve had before This: Welcome to Derry’s future plans (again, HBO is only guaranteeing one season for now). Other than Skarsgård’s place in the cast, the main details that have been made official are that the show is “set in the world of Stephen King.” This the universe;” it is based on the novel and will also “expand the vision” of Muschietti’s two films.

The rest of the cast includes Taylor Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso; Muschietti is among the show’s executive producers, along with Jason Fuchs (who wrote the first episode) and Brad Caleb King (who co-shows with Fuchs), among others. No word yet on exactly when This: Welcome to Derry It will premiere on HBO, but in 2025.

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